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Gr4vy adds Sardine tools to unify fraud & payments

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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Gr4vy integrates Sardine fraud and AML tools into its payments orchestration platform, offering merchants unified risk and routing in one layer.
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Top tips to make businesses safer as cyber crime evolves

Thu, 1st Jun 2023
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Culture, strategy and compliance are among the top tools Australian business leaders can leverage to protect their companies from cyber criminals.
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Inclusivity the key to bridging the tech talent gap

Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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Annabel Lee says the gender imbalance in data centre and IT circles will have a significant impact in the future with more jobs than graduates to fill them.
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Taking back control: Four steps to reporting unlicensed software usage

Tue, 4th Sep 2018
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Despite the enormous benefits that software brings to the table for a business, many still choose to forgo paying for it.
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Five reasons why we need to rethink software piracy

Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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Businesses use software for efficiency and growth, but over a third use unlicensed versions. Here are five reasons to rethink software piracy.
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ANZ consumers using less unlicensed software - but those who do are at risk of a breach

Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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ANZ consumers are reducing their use of unlicensed software, yet those who continue are exposing themselves to severe malware risks, as per BSA's survey.
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BSA settles $347,000 in damages against Australian firms that used unlicensed software

Mon, 12th Mar 2018
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BSA The Software Alliance settled over USD $347,000 in damages against 28 Australian firms using unlicensed software in 2017, double the previous year.
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Is the government's new data breach bill going to give your business a bad reputation?

Mon, 15th May 2017
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No one likes admitting when they've made a mistake. Especially if it's a big one, like a leak that exposes customers' private & personal information.
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1 in 5 Australians using pirated software: What ESET thinks

Wed, 1st Jun 2016
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ESET warns against pirated software as 20% of Aussies risk malware infection and hefty fines, says BSA report.
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BSA Report: 61% of Asia Pacific region at risk by using unlicensed software

Thu, 26th May 2016
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BSA's 2016 Global Software report: the Asia-Pacific region has the highest rate of unlicensed software use, worth $19.1 billion in commercial value.
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Aussie company fined for using unlicensed software

Wed, 18th May 2016
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Software advocate BSA has imposed damages of $100,000 on a West Australian metal works company for using unlicensed software.
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Australia's cloud computing game slipping

Wed, 27th Apr 2016
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Australia is falling behind in cloud computing policies, ranking 6th out of 24 leading IT economies, according to a study by the BSA.